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US demonstrates readiness to reinforce NATO battlegroup in Poland For the first time, a NATO multinational battlegroup has expanded from a battalion to brigade-sized formation. The reinforcements came from the US Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR), which conducted a multi-day road march to travel from Vilseck, Germany to NATO multinational battlegroup Poland’s home base in Bemowo Piskie. During exercise Griffin Shock, they focused on providing what Lithuanian Colonel Darius Vaicikauskas, Chief of Staff of NATO’s Multinational Division North East, called the “deep fight”, using long-range artillery and attack helicopters to augment the battlegroup’s existing firepower. Exercise Griffin Shock marks an important milestone for NATO’s efforts to strengthen the defensive posture in the eastern part of the Alliance. During the 2022 Madrid Summit, Allies agreed to make forces available to reinforce the multinational battlegroups where and when needed. Exercise Griffin Shock proves that significant combat power can be brought to bear quickly and effectively. Click here to download the b-roll. Footage includes shots of the US Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment arriving at battlegroup Poland and carrying out exercise Griffin Shock alongside UK and Croatian soldiers, as well as interviews with Lithuanian Army Colonel Darius Vaicikauskas, Chief of Staff of NATO Multinational Division North East, and a US Army Major. NATO Secretary General thanks Latvia for commitment to NATO NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš to NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (24 May 2023), thanking the Prime Minister for Latvia’s contributions to the Alliance, including leadership on defence spending, and deployments to maritime operations and missions in Kosovo and Iraq. Click here to download the press conference by the NATO Secretary General and the Prime Minister of Latvia as well as footage of their meeting.  Click here for the webstory, the transcript and photos of the event. NATO Secretary General outlines “The Road to Vilnius” at Brussels Forum NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg outlined preparations for the Vilnius Summit in July at the Brussels Forum on Wednesday (24 May 2023). The Brussels Forum is an annual event organised by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Click here to download the remarks by NATO Secretary General in a conversation on ''The Road to Vilnius''. Click here for the webstory, the transcript and photos of the event. Doorstep statement by the NATO Secretary General at EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting On Tuesday, 23 May 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, participated in the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union (EU), with Defence Ministers. Click here to download the doorstep statement by the NATO Secretary General.  Click here for the transcript of the doorstep statement by the NATO Secretary General. 26 May 2023 Update NATO Secretary General outlines “The Road to Vilnius” at Brussels Forum NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg outlined preparations for the Vilnius Summit in July at the Brussels Forum on 24 May 2023. The Brussels Forum is an annual event organised by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. READ MORE NATO-Ukraine Commission meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine The NATO-Ukraine Commission held a virtual meeting on 25 May 2023 with Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister of Ukraine. Participants discussed Ukraine’s needs and reconstruction plans, at a critical phase in Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-fledged invasion and with the NATO Summit in Vilnius in just over six weeks. READ MORE Secretary General thanks Latvia for commitment to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš to NATO Headquarters on 24 May 2023, thanking the Prime Minister for Latvia’s contributions to the Alliance, including leadership on defence spending, and deployments to maritime operations and missions in Kosovo and Iraq. READ MORE NATO and Ukraine boost partnership through greater cooperation on science, technology and innovation On 25-26 May 2023, officials and experts from NATO and Ukraine met in Brussels to chart the way forward on their long-standing cooperation on science and technology. Within the framework of the NATO-Ukraine Joint Working Group on Scientific and Environmental Cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov and NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, David van Weel, launched a NATO-Ukraine High-Level Innovation Dialogue. READ MORE Spain takes command of NATO Mission Iraq Lieutenant General José Antonio Agüero Martínez of Spain assumed command of NATO Mission Iraq on 24 May 2023 at a change of command ceremony in Baghdad. He succeeds Lieutenant General Giovanni Maria Iannucci of Italy, who had been in post since May 2022. READ MORE NATO Secretary General addresses support to Ukraine with EU Defence Ministers On 23 May 2023, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a meeting of the European Union defence ministers in Brussels. The Secretary General stated NATO Allies and partners are providing unprecedented support to Ukraine. READ MORE NATO Consultation, Command and Control Board approves Digital Transformation Implementation Strategy NATO’s Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană addressed the Consultation, Command and Control Board (C3 Board) Spring Plenary meeting, which approved the Implementation Strategy for NATO’s Digital Transformation. READ MORE NATO Military Committee meets with close partner Georgia On 22 May 2023, the NATO Military Committee held a meeting with its close partner Georgia. The discussion focused on the security situation in Georgia and its surrounding region, Georgia’s ongoing contributions to NATO-led missions, operations and activities as well as the Enhanced Substantial NATO-Georgia Package. READ MORE Photo Exhibit “Childhood under Fire – Growing up in Ukraine Today” opens at NATO Headquarters Photographs documenting the destruction caused by Russia's war against Ukraine and its impact on children are on display at NATO Headquarters. READ MORE NATO military delegation visits partner Egypt From 14 to 17 May 2023, a military delegation from NATO’s Cooperative Security Division, led by its Director, Lieutenant General Francesco Diella, travelled to Egypt to meet with senior diplomatic and military representatives to discuss their ongoing military cooperation and possibilities to deepen the existing partnership. READ MORE Deputy Secretary General addresses NATO Parliamentary Assembly NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană addressed the Spring Conference of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Luxembourg on 22 May 2023. The Deputy Secretary General thanked Luxembourg for its contributions to NATO, particularly in space surveillance and satellite capabilities, and for providing strong support for Ukraine. READ MORE UK troops test rapid reinforcement of NATO battlegroup in Estonia Dozens of British Royal Marines landed on a beach north of Tallinn on 19 May 2023 testing the Allies’ ability to rapidly deploy reinforcements to NATO forces in Estonia. The Royal Marines contingent is part of a 900-strong British force deployed to Estonia especially for exercise “Spring Storm 2023”. READ MORE The power of information to build resilience in a volatile world Alex Aiken SUBSCRIBE The power of information to build resilience in a volatile world Alex Aiken In the face of the “pervasive instability and threat” described by NATO’s Strategic Concept, Allies must do more to strengthen the resilience of our societies. We face a growth in the challenges we face together, illustrated by the UK’s Integrated Review describing the world as “volatile and contested”. As our National Resilience Framework sets out, we need a whole-of-society approach to better prepare ourselves for instability - and communication is crucial in delivering this by informing, mobilising and preparing populations. READ/LISTEN Press Release 26 May 2023 NATO’s 2023 Youth Summit ‘NextGen Freedom & Security’ On Monday, 5 June 2023, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will engage with NATO Youth Summit participants in a trans-atlantic conversation. The Secretary General will close the event at NATO HQ and open the one in Washington DC. Organised in cooperation with the University of William & Mary, the 2023 NATO Youth Summit brings together young leaders from Europe and North America, and provides a platform to discuss and explore critical issues for global security: from disinformation to the latest technologies, and from climate change to national defence. In-person participation in the event is limited to invited guests. Registration to participate online is possible on the event’s website. The session with the NATO Secretary General will be streamed live on the NATO website and the full event will be available on NATO YouTube. Media advisory 15:30 (CEST)             NATO Secretary General’s remarks and Q&A session. Media Coverage A transcript of the Secretary General’s remarks, as well as pictures, will be available on the NATO website after the event.   For more information: Contact the NATO Press Office Press Release 25 May 2023 Update - Informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Oslo, Norway Link to media programme GENERAL An informal meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs will be held in Oslo, Norway, on 31 May- 01 June 2023. The meeting will be chaired by the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg. VENUE The ministerial meeting will take place at the Oslo City Hall, Rådhusplassen 1, 0037 Oslo. The Media Centre will be located in a temporary construction, at Rådhusbrygge 1. This is also where the media accreditation office will be located (see map at the end of the advisory).  Press conferences will take place nearby, at the National Museum, entrance at Dronning Mauds gate 2, 0250, Oslo. To enter the National Museum, media representatives will have to go through the Media Centre. These locations are reachable by public transport. The closes station with public transport is "Nationaltheateret". Please note no parking facilities will be available to the media, except for satellite vans. MEDIA ACCREDITATION  Media accreditation is now closed. Media representatives who have successfully been accredited will have received confirmation by email. Please bring a printout of the confirmation email when collecting your badge.   Accredited media representatives should collect their media passes in person from the Accreditation Office. They will need to show the same ID card or passport that they used to register for the event. The Accreditation Office will be open as follows: 30 May     09:00-17:00 31 May     09:00-18:00 01 June     06:00-14:00 SECURITY AND ACCESS Media passes must be visible at all times. Security personnel may ask to see another form of ID. Media representatives should plan to arrive with sufficient lead-time to clear security checks. Security personnel will examine and may test equipment and personal effects carried onto the site. Accredited journalists will have free access to the Media Centre, outdoor stand-up positions and press conferences at the National Museum. Accredited journalists who want to cover the doorsteps will be escorted by security and subject to additional checks. They do not need a pool card. More information is available under 'Doorsteps' below. With the exception of doorsteps, all other events at the ministerial venue (Oslo City Hall) will require a pool card and media will be escorted by security. They will need to go through additional security checks to enter. Accredited journalists who want to leave the security perimeter will need to undergo a security check when they return to the Media Centre (via the Accreditation Office). PROGRAMME The detailed programme will be available a few days before the meeting on the NATO website. Information about individual ministers' media programmes should be sought directly from their national delegation(s). A list of NATO delegation press officers is available by email at NATOMediaOperations[at]hq.nato.int. BROADCAST A Host Broadcaster will cover all public elements of the meeting (including doorsteps, public opening remarks and the press conferences of the NATO Secretary General). These will be broadcast live in the media centre, on the NATO website and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' website. Live satellite feeds of the main media events will be provided by NATO free of charge without encryption or downlink charges. The video and audio can be used only for appropriate news and public affairs uses. After each event, the videos will be available for free download from NATO Multimedia; photos will be available on the NATO website. The host broadcaster will provide a folder including drone footage and stockshots of the city of Oslo for free use. POOLS Access to certain media moments will be managed in media pools, by invitation only. These include the Ceremony at the Memorial for the 22 July 2011 Acts of Terrorism and the social dinner at Akershus Castle on 31 May as well as the official photo and other events at the Oslo City Hall on 01 June. The full list of events managed by pools will be available in the ministerial programme, a few days before the meeting. Pool cards will be distributed at the Information Desk in the media centre. The programme will indicate the exact timings for pool card distribution. Media representatives who accept a NATO pool position must share immediately all information and material collected while in the pool with any accredited media that request it, at no charge and with no restriction on the use of the material for news purposes. Media organisations that want pooled images should first contact the wire service / photo agency of which they are a member / client. Media representatives and news organisations must identify that it is pooled material every time it is used. Pooled material can only be used for legitimate news purposes and it cannot be sold. Pool movements will take place between the Media Centre and the meeting venues. The pools will be escorted by security officers. DOORSTEPS Doorsteps will take place on 01 June from 07:45 to 09:00 CET. The doorstep area is located inside the Oslo City Hall. Only journalists accredited for this meeting will have access to the doorsteps. They do not need separate pool cards to cover the doorsteps. Journalists will be escorted from the Media Centre to the doorstep area and back. Movement from the Media Centre to the doorstep venue will take about 20 minutes, including security checks. If you want to cover doorstep opportunities, please ensure you have picked up your accreditation, are at the meeting point (Information Desk of the Media Centre) and are ready depart according to the schedule below. Journalists will be escorted to the doorstep location from the Media Centre (Information Desk), and back. The following escort and departure schedule will be maintained: Group 1 – departure from the Media Centre at 06:30 Group 2 – departure from the Media Centre at 06:45 Group 3 – departure from the Media Centre at 07:00 Group 4 – departure from the Media Centre at 07:15 Group 5 – departure from the Media Centre at 07:30 Group 6 – departure from the Media Centre at 07:45 Group 7 – departure from the Media Centre at 08:00 Group 8 – departure from the Media Centre at 08:15 Return from the doorstep location to the Media Centre will be a continuous flow, depending on demand. Space in the doorstep area is limited. Measures may be taken to ensure that as many media representatives as possible have access to the location (e.g. by asking people to return to the Media Centre to free up space for others). MEDIA FACILITIES The Media Centre will be open as follows: 31 May     07:00-20:00 01 June     06:00-17:00 The Media Centre will have the following facilities: A filing centre (including TV/radio editing area), with electricity (230V), access to video and audio feeds, cabled and Wi-Fi internet. Working spaces cannot be booked in advance; Information Desk; Internal Television Circuit for live and recorded broadcasts, information about the program, press conferences schedules and other information; Indoor stand-up positions; Catering. Outdoor stand-up positions with attractive visuals of Oslo will be available to accredited media around the media centre. Press briefings will take place at the National Museum. Please note the following: Media representatives will be able to get a clean feed from the Host Broadcast in the Media Centre. Media representatives will be able to get sound through XLR in the different press conference rooms. Media representatives can use the WiFi set up for the production. There will also be cabled network points available in the press conference rooms as well as the Media Huddle Area. The in-house production will be using wireless microphones during the press conferences at the National Museum. As a consequence, there will be restrictions on the use of wireless microphones and earpieces. No wireless microphones or earpieces will be allowed inside the press conference rooms. Wireless microphones and earpieces can be used outside the rooms if they adhere to the following criteria: Maximum transmitter power 10mW Legal frequencies: 510-518 MHz, TV26 582-590 MHz, TV35 670-686 MHz, TV46 738-742 MHz, TV54 742-750 MHz, TV55 750-753 MHz, TV56 1,9 GHz 2,4 GHz Wireless microphones or earpieces outside these areas will need to be switched off. Please note that space for satellite vans will be limited; if you plan to bring a satellite van, please write in advance to broadcast.nato[at]gyro.no There are no parking facilities for the media on site. Media representatives who would like to bring bulky equipment in the media centre and store it there overnight, can do that on 30 May, after picking up their media accreditation badges. There are no lockers for media on site. Equipment will left at the owner's risk and has to be displayed in a visible location. Bags will need to be left open and available for security checks. ACCOMMODATION, TRANSPORT, TRAVEL Media should make their own arrangements. CONTACT POINTS Overall Coordination Ms Irina Novakova – NATO Media Coordinator, NATO Telephone: +32 (0)2 707 1003 natomediaoperations[at]hq.nato.int Ms Iselin Hebbert Haukaas - Media Coordinator, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Telephone: +47 95 89 81 69 NATO-Oslo-Press[at]mfa.no Accreditation Ms Louise Reid Telephone: +32 (0)  2 707 1008 NatoAccreditations[at]hq.nato.int Broadcast arrangements Mr Bart Vandendorpe Telephone: +32(0)2707 3578 Vandendorpe.Bart[at]hq.nato.int Host broadcaster broadcast.nato[at]gyro.no NATO  Video on demand www.natomultimedia.tv Telephone: +32 (0)2 707 12 27 content[at]natomultimedia.tv Press Release 23 May 2023 NATO Secretary General at the Brussels Forum On Wednesday 24 May 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will participate in the Brussels Forum, an annual conference organized by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. The Secretary General will take part in a conversation on “The Road to Vilnius”, moderated by Ms. Helene Cooper, New York Times Pentagon correspondent.   Media advisory 14.45 (CEST)  A Conversation: The Road to Vilnius Media coverage Secretary General’s intervention will be streamed live on the NATO website. A transcript of the Secretary General’s remarks as well as photos and video will be available on the NATO website. More information on the Brussels Forum is available on the German Marshall Fund’s Brussels Forum website. Contact the NATO Press Office. Press Release 23 May 2023 NATO General Secretary General at the Brussels Forum On Wednesday 24 May 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will participate in the Brussels Forum, an annual conference organized by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. The Secretary General will take part in a conversation on “The Road to Vilnius”, moderated by Ms. Helene Cooper, New York Times Pentagon correspondent.   Media advisory 14.45 (CEST)  A Conversation: The Road to Vilnius Media coverage Secretary General’s intervention will be streamed live on the NATO website. A transcript of the Secretary General’s remarks as well as photos and video will be available on the NATO website. More information on the Brussels Forum is available on the German Marshall Fund’s Brussels Forum website. Contact the NATO Press Office. NATO HQ, Blvd Leopold III 1110 Brussels, Belgium

Press Release 22 May 2023

NATO Secretary General to participate in meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council On Tuesday, 23 May 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will participate in the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union (EU), with Defence Ministers. The meeting will take place at the Europa building of the Council of the EU in Brussels.   Media advisory ±13:00 (CET) Doorstep statement by the NATO Secretary General Media coverage The doorstep statement will be streamed live on the NATO website. A transcript of the Secretary General’s remarks will be available on the NATO website. Photos and video will be available on the NATO website. Contact the NATO Press Office.